12-letter words containing g, r, i, p, n
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- prize-giving — A prize-giving is a ceremony where prizes are awarded to people who have produced a very high standard of work.
- prizewinning — having won, or worthy of, a prize
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- progradation — seaward growth of a beach, delta, fan, etc., by progressive deposition of sediment by rivers or shoreline processes.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- prolongation — the act of prolonging: the prolongation of a line.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- proofreading — correction of text
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- propugnation — defence
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- pudding rice — a type of short-grained rice that is suitable for making into a rice pudding
- pull strings — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- pump priming — the spending of government funds in commercial enterprises, to stimulate the national economy.
- puppeteering — a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- r.s.v.p.'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- raking piece — a sloping piece of scenery, as on a television or stage set, especially such a piece used for masking the side of a ramp.
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
- reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- repaginating — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- repagination — Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.
- replenishing — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- representing — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
- reprimanding — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- rice pudding — dessert made from rice and milk
- ring spanner — tool for turning screws
- risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.